It's not a portable device, its a peripheral for a full sized computer so OF COURSE it works better, that's the point.
I'm not sure you're getting me there.
You can plug a Cintiq into a tablet PC, and it would work better than the built-in digitizer of that tablet PC.
You don't need a full-size computer to realize the benefit of a better digitizer. Though enough processing power to not make the experience a drag also helps.
I'm not sure what you're getting at, no one doubts the Cintiq is better than a tablet experience, but that's not the point. No one is using a Cintiq to take notes in class unless they have space to plug it in and tether it to a laptop. Maybe it happens, but it's the same percentage of people that bring a full-sized desktop monitor with them to class and use that instead of a laptop screen.
You're comparing a professional drawing tool that costs at minimum $1000 to a portable tablet for notetaking in a classroom.
What I'm trying to get at is that the experience is just at acceptable level for me with a Cintiq... and it's only with a Cintiq that I feel I can ditch pen and paper.
And anything below that is an exercise in frustration. But again, that's me. Other people may be able to get by with other tablets, and I'm not dissing their experience in any way.
Again, all fine and good, but the market for these isn't for students to take notes with, it's more for professional artists to draw and do design work with. Sure thing, it'll probably work really well for note-taking, and maybe all the kids who pony up $1500-$2500 just to take notes will love them for that. For everyone else... there's reality.
And I'm not suggesting that everyone should go out and grab one.
Just that from my experience, these devices are far better than anything else.
I think we can both agree on that.
There are dozens of pdf readers for Android, all of which can be set as default. Besides Android tends to be better at viewing complicated pdfs since they tend to have much faster processors.
Apple has since fixed their PDF viewing stack, so their devices are handling complicated PDFs much better now. As much as I hate iOS 7 interface, I gotta give props to them for doing that.
I have also tried the Galaxy Notes and I found writing to work very well, sure the Surface Pro is better but it ought to be.
Well, yeah. Though the number of hoops I had to go through to actually get the Surface Pro to be noticeably better is just... crazy. I can see why this device didn't become such a big deal.
I have both a note 2 and 10.1, and handwriting works just fine for daily use. I take notes every single day, and I have never had an issue.
Oh no, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it doesn't work for other people.
Just that it didn't really work for me. If it's anything less than a Surface Pro, I'd rather use pen and paper.